this Edmonton Stingers Their goal is to take the lead in the Western Conference with the Vancouver Bandits.
The visiting Niagara River Lions had other plans.
Jahvon Blair's 26 points helped the River Lions defeat the Stingers 100-79 in three games. Canadian Elite Basketball League Sunday's game.
River Lions forward Nathan Cayo scored 23 points on 80 per cent shooting in front of 3,864 fans at the Edmonton Expo Centre.
Ben Krikke scored 14 points for the Stingers, while Michael Nuga added 13 points and five rebounds.
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The River Lions (3-2) led 44-35 at halftime and 76-58 entering the final quarter.
Despite the disappointing setback, Stingers coach Jordan Baker remains optimistic and knows what his 4-2 team must improve on in the future.
“Defensive rebounding,” Baker said. “I'm one game away from signing a 10-day contract because we need to make sure we get good rebounding results.”
Elsewhere on Sunday CEBL:
Surge 110 Sea Bear 78
Calgary scored 35 points in the third quarter to beat the visiting Winnipeg Sea Bears 110-78 for its second win of the season.
Sean Miller-Moore led the Surge (2-4) with 25 points, while Malcolm Duvivier added 21. The Surge had five players score in double figures.
Jarred Ogungbemi-Jackson led the Sea Bears (3-3) with 18 points and Teddy Allen added 16 points.
The teams were tied 46-46 at halftime, and the Surge led 81-62 heading into the final quarter.
Meteor 81 Honey Badger 73
Tevian Jones scored 18 points, Devoe Joseph added 17 and the Scarborough Shooting Stars improved to 3-2 with an 81-73 win over the visiting Brampton Honey Badgers.
Shamiel Stevenson led the Honey Badgers (2-5) with 23 points and nine rebounds, while Lj Thorpe had 22 points and six rebounds.
The Shooters led 33-32 at halftime and 60-57 heading into the final quarter.
Out of bounds
The Ottawa Blackjacks (1-3) will host the Montreal Union (1-4) on Tuesday, while the Brampton Honey Badgers (2-5) will travel to face the Saskatchewan Rattlers (4-2) on Wednesday.
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